When the Deal Making
Just Doesn't Stop

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As omens go, a storm of superlatives may not always herald prosperity in the long boom-and-bust history of Wall Street -- but the gangbuster deal making of the past 24 hours sure adds to the buoyancy of an extraordinarily lucrative season.